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Personality as extralinguistic factor that influences second language learning among foreign students


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Kamaruddin, Rohaidah and Kamaruddin, Azni Yati and Seruji, Zuraini (2019) Personality as extralinguistic factor that influences second language learning among foreign students. International Journal of Asian Social Science, 9 (1). pp. 27-34. ISSN 2226-5139; ESSN: 2224-4441

Abstract

The researchers conducted this study to determine the relationship between second language extralinguistic factors with Malay achievement among foreign students at five universities in Malaysia. The researchers were interested to address colour personality as extralinguistic factor that influences second language learning among foreign students at universities in Malaysia. The findings showed that foreign students? personality was influenced by green, red and yellow which indicated that they are willing to do anything to succeed and acquire the second language. The sample of this study comprises 150 students from 27 countries. They took Malay as a foreign language at Putra University of Malaysia (UPM), National University of Malaysia (UKM), University of Malaya (UM), University of Technology Malaysia (UTM) and University of Science Malaysia (USM).


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Modern Language and Communication
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.1.2019.91.27.34
Publisher: Asian Economic and Social Society
Keywords: Extralinguistic; Language; Foreign; Student
Depositing User: Ms. Nida Hidayati Ghazali
Date Deposited: 06 May 2021 09:57
Last Modified: 06 May 2021 09:57
Altmetrics: http://www.altmetric.com/details.php?domain=psasir.upm.edu.my&doi=10.18488/journal.1.2019.91.27.34
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81685
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